Senior ASIC Verification Engineer

NVIDIA is hiring a Senior ASIC Verification Engineer in Austin, United States. It pays $136k-$219k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on NVIDIA.

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NVIDIA is seeking an outstanding Senior ASIC Verification Engineer to verify the design and implementation of the world’s leading SoC's and GPU's. This position offers the opportunity to have a real impact in a dynamic, technology-focused company impacting product lines ranging from consumer graphics to self-driving cars and the growing field of artificial intelligence. We have crafted a team of extraordinary people stretching around the globe, whose mission is to push the frontiers of what is possible today and define the platform for the future of computing!

What you’ll be doing:

As a Senior Verification Engineer at NVIDIA, you will be responsible for verifying the design, architecture and micro-architecture using advanced verification methodologies
Define the verification scope, and contribute to the development of the verification infrastructure for memory subsystem units
Verify firmware code, with specific attention on verifying hardware/firmware interactions
Collaborate with architects, designers, software engineers across sites to accomplish your goals

What we need to see:

Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or closely related degree (or equivalent experience)
5+ years of experience
Experience with verification methodology, creating reusable verification components
Knowledgeable in verification using random stimulus along with functional coverage and assertion-based verification methodologies
Fluency in Object Oriented Programming with SystemVerilog
Exposure to design and verification tools (VCS or equivalent simulation tools, debug tools like Debussy, GDB), and methodologies (UVM or equivalent)
Your work displays a passion for debugging and strong problem solving skills
Strong communication skills are required

Ways to stand out from the crowd:

Prior verification experience related to high speed IO protocols, or memory coherence is a big plus
Experience debugging embedded firmware code (C or RISCV Assembly)
Knowledgeable in embedded microcontrollers and/or RISCV Architecture
Experience writing verification plans
Strong verification mindset and intuition

NVIDIA is widely considered to be one of the technology world’s most desirable employers. We have some of the most brilliant and talented people in the world working with us. Are you creative and autonomous? Do you love the challenge of crafting the highest performance & lowest power silicon possible? If so, we want to hear from you. Come, join our GPU ASIC team and help build the real-time, cost-effective computing platform driving our success in this exciting and quickly growing field!

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Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and other objective job-related factors. The expected base salary ranges for this position are:
136,000 USD – 218,500 USD for Level 3; and 168,000 USD – 264,500 USD for Level 4.

You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.

Applications for this job will be accepted at least until November 3, 2026.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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